Klavže

Klavže
Klavže Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′36.69″N 13°48′37.61″E / 46.1601917°N 13.8104472°E / 46.1601917; 13.8104472Coordinates: 46°9′36.69″N 13°48′37.61″E / 46.1601917°N 13.8104472°E / 46.1601917; 13.8104472
Country	Slovenia
Region	Slovenian Littoral
Municipality	Tolmin
Area
• Total	1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation	197.9 m (649.3 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	76
[1]

Klavže (pronounced [ˈklaːu̯ʒɛ]) is a settlement in the Bača Valley in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.^[2] The Bohinj Railway line runs through the settlement.

Name

Klavže was attested in written sources in 1763–87 as Klausa. The name is derived from the Slovene common noun klavže 'logging sluice' (< German Klause < Middle High German klûse < Medieval Latin clūsa 'barrier'), referring to logging activity in the area.^[3]

References

External links

• Klavže on Geopedia

Municipality of Tolmin Settlements Administrative centre: Tolmin Current Bača pri Modreju Bača pri Podbrdu Bukovski Vrh Čadrg Čiginj Daber Dolenja Trebuša Dolgi Laz Dolje Drobočnik Gabrje Gorenja Trebuša Gorenji Log Gorski Vrh Grahovo ob Bači Grant Grudnica Hudajužna Idrija pri Bači Kal Kamno Kanalski Lom Klavže Kneške Ravne Kneža Koritnica Kozaršče Kozmerice Kuk Lisec Ljubinj Logaršče Loje Modrej Modrejce Most na Soči Obloke Pečine Petrovo Brdo Podbrdo Podmelec Polje Poljubinj Ponikve Porezen Postaja Prapetno Prapetno Brdo Roče Rut Sela nad Podmelcem Sela pri Volčah Selce Selišče Šentviška Gora Slap ob Idrijci Stopnik Stržišče Temljine Tolminske Ravne Tolminski Lom Trtnik Volarje Volčanski Ruti Volče Žabče Zadlaz–Čadrg Zadlaz–Žabče Zakraj Zatolmin Znojile Former Rakovec Stopec Landmarks Bača Ravine Bača River Ciril Kosmač Homestead Migovec System Most na Soči Parish Church Most na Soči Reservoir Soča River St. Maurus' Church Tolmin Castle Tolmin Gorges Tolmin Museum Tolmin Parish Church Notable people Jakob Filip Kaffol Ciril Kosmač Jožko Šavli